iYoga

It looks pretty scary from the artwork, but iYoga Premium is a great way to make sure you’re stretching in all the right places as it helps you understand more about what’s happening under your skin. There is a huge library of pose videos showing animated figures with the skin and fatty layers stripped away so you can see exactly which parts of your body should be working. As well as weird-ing out your kids, the app plays the videos in real time so you can pose along with it (ideally with your skin left on), complete with soothing female narration and timer *pings* reminiscent of a Chinese temple. The app is available for £2.49 on iPad and £1.49 on iPhone.

About the author

Kate Russell is a technology reporter, speaker and author. She appears weekly on the Webscape segment of the BBC technology show Click, and is a regular expert at various other TV and radio stations. Kate's first book, ‘Working the Cloud’, is the ultimate collection of online tips, tricks and resources for small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs. Her first novel, ‘Elite: Mostly Harmless’, is a sci-fi story based on a remake of the computer game Elite Dangerous.